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Sunderland History

Founded:1879
Professional:1886
Former Names:
1879-80 Sunderland and District Teachers AFC
1880- Sunderland AFC
Club Nickname:The Black Cats
Previous Grounds:
1879-82 Blue Ho. Field, Hendon
1882-83 Groves Field, Ashbrook
1883-84 Heratio Street
1884-86 Abbs Field, Fulwell
1886-89 Newcastle Road
1898-97 Roker Park
1997- Stadium Of Light
Ground Capacity:48,300
Pitch Measurements:105m x 68m
Record Attendance:75,118 v Derby County, FA Cup, 8 March 1933
Record Transfer Paid:6.75m to Rangers For Tore Andre Flo, August 2002
Record Transfer Received:5.6m for Michael Bridges from Leeds United, July 1999
League Scoring Record:Dave Halliday 43, Division 1, 1928-29

Sunderland Football Foundation

Sunderland and District Teachers' Association Football Club was founded in 1879 at a meeting of schoolmasters called by James Allan. After a year non-teachers were allowed to join and the name became Sunderland AFC. After three previous grounds the club moved to Roker Park in 1886. Sunderland were elected to the Football League in 1890, but only after they had agreed to pay their visitors travelling expenses. From that day Sunderland remained in the first division for 68 years, a record only surpassed by Arsenal. The Roker-rites were league champions in 1892, 1893 and 1895, and were the first club to win three championships. In 1913 Sunderland won the league championship for the fifth time, and in the FA Cup final against Aston Villa they only lost by one goal, scored by Tommy Barber from Newcastle. Villa had finished second in the league, the top two teams in the league, also in the FA Cup final, something that would no be repeated until 1986. Sunderland AFC moved to a new stadium in July 1997, the Stadium of Light, a new 42,000 all-seater stadium, the most exciting new ground in football. They were relegated from the top flight in 2003, but Mick McCarthy managed to guide them back two years later. After another relegation, former star striker Niall Quinn took over the club and brought in Roy Keane as manager, who guided them to the Championship title in his first season, bringing with it promotion back to the big time.

Sunderland Football Managers

2009-Steve Bruce
2008-09Ricky Sbragia
2006-08Roy Keane
2006Niall Quinn (caretaker)
2006Kevin Ball (caretaker)
2003-2006Mick McCarthy
2002-03Howard Wilkinson
1995-2002Peter Reid
1993-95Mick Buxton
1993Terry Butcher
1992-93Malcolm Crosby
1987-91Denis Smith
1985-87Lawrie McMenemy
1984-85Len Ashurst
1981-84Alan Durban
1979-81Ken Knighton
1976-78Jimmy Adamson
1972-76Bob Stokoe
1968-72Alan Brown
1965-68Ian McColl
1964-65George Hardwick
1957-64Alan Brown
1939-57Bill Murray
1928-39Johnny Cochrane
1905-28Bob Kyle
1899-05Alex Mackie
1896-99Bob Campbell
1888-96Tom Watson

Sunderland Football Honours

The Championship 
Champions2004-05
2006-07
Division 1 
Champions1891-92
1892-93
1894-95
1901-02
1912-13
1935-36
1995-96
1998-99
Runners-Up1893-94
1897-98
1900-01
1922-23
1934-35
Division 2 
Champions1975-76
Runners-Up1963-64
1979-80
Division 3 
Champions1987-88
FA Cup 
Winners1937
1973
Runners-Up1913
1992
League Cup 
Runners-Up1985
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